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Re:YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 u... by bombcar on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:56PM (#32861117)
There is but it involves ignoring VC and bootstrapping.

But even that can get acquired.

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Re:YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 u... by daveguy on Thursday September 15, 2022 @10:25PM (#32861329)
Is there a vaccine against acquisition?
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Re:YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 u... by bombcar on Thursday September 15, 2022 @10:30PM (#32861372)
There are some. You can make the company a non-profit (tricky) or be a sole owner (simpler) or massively poison-pill it.

Most also hamper investors, of course.

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